GRE Word List
ENGULF
to flow over and enclose : overwhelm
The meaning of the word engulf is to flow over and enclose : overwhelm.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
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| ventriloquist | one who uses or is skilled in ventriloquism |
| partisan | a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person |
| allege | to assert without proof or before proving |
| mollycoddle | to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention |
| repugnance | the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent |
| enunciate | to make a definite or systematic statement of |
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